Meat - Rather healthy or a disease maker?

At the topic of meat, the ghosts divide. Vegetarians and vegans reject meat for ethical and health reasons. Advocates of the low-carb trend, on the other hand, praise low-fat meat as a vitamin-rich, satisfying slimming product. It says in advertising: Meat is a piece of life force. But who is right now?

According to a new study, high meat consumption significantly lowers life expectancy. Even the consumption of health-promoting foods can not compensate for the negative consequences. (Image: karandaev / fotolia.com)

The quantity makes the poison
Hardly any food supplies us so effectively with iron and high-quality protein as meat. In particular, red meat of pork, game and beef is an ideal iron supplier. The valuable vitamin B12, which is found almost exclusively in animal foods, is primarily found in meat and sausages. Deficiency damages the intestinal mucosa as well as blood cells and leads to anemia. Even folic acid deficiency can be caused by a deficiency of vitamin B12.

Too much meat consumption can also make you sick. Meat contains many saturated fats as well as cholesterol. This can damage the blood vessels. In addition, there are purines in the meat, the breakdown products of which increase uric acid levels and can lead to gout. The painful disease of the musculoskeletal system is considered a proven affluent disease. Except for a few, mostly genetic exceptions, the gout occurred in our times of low meat consumption, z. As in the last years of the war until the post-war period, hardly on.

The Council of Nutrition: Reduce meat consumption. Follow the motto: "quality and class instead of cheap and mass." If possible, buy from the butcher who she believes in. Cut off visible fat margins, prefer low-fat sausage and lean ham. Animal fats are high in saturated fat. These are partly responsible for some metabolic disorders. When frying, you should use high-quality vegetable oils such. As rapeseed or avocado oil prefer.